Finished Object--Opa Socks!

When I last blogged these socks, I was knitting like a madwoman, trying to finish the socks by the end of the weekend.


Fortunately, all that mad knitting paid off, and I wove in the ends about 11pm last Sunday evening.


To refresh, these are hat-heel socks made with Dream in Color Stardust.




I chose to do a reversible cable pattern, just because I like how it looks. The reversibility is an added, unexpected bonus, and the socks can be cuffed or not cuffed.


Also, new shoes! On sale from Lands End for $25.

Now joined together

Until now, I've been knitting my hat-heel socks separately. I was going to knit them together starting at the ankles, but I needed to experiment a little. Now that I've settled on a pattern, and knit both legs to the same spot, I've joined the two socks on the same needle.


I have planned four pairs of socks that need to be knitted in the next two months. This means I absolutely need to have these socks finished by the end of the month. I'm hoping for completion by the end of the weekend. We'll see!

Booties!

I am studiously studying leg patterns. Because I have a complete sets of footsies!

Stupid Question

What do you do when you get a new pattern and new yarn all in the same day?

You cast on, of course!


This is the new hat-heel sock from Knitty. I've mused with the idea of starting around the heel before, but never ever from this angle. I tried making the woman's size, but it seemed really tight, so I ripped it out and upgraded to man's. On that needle size, I always do 60-ish stitches around, and the man's size is 64 stitches.


The drawback to this pattern is that there is a lot of picking up stitches. I am not a fan of picking up stitches.


I do rather like knitting the foot first and then the leg. I'm still pondering the leg pattern. I utilised my recent favourite reinforcement techniques on the ball-of-foot and toe area.


I do have a confession. I had my doubts about this Dream in Color Stardust. When I saw the colour variation, I had my suspicions that it might pool. Oh, me of little faith! I should have trusted Dream in Color, because check that out! Splashes of colour, no pools in sight! I love love love it! This is what I always want out of variegated yarn. YES!